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Abu Dhabi Police have issued a safety warning to parents who allow their children to get behind the wheel after 342 underage drivers were arrested in the past six months.

Police say young people aged under the age of 18 who take to the roads without a licence are putting the lives of themselves and others in danger.

A total of 17 road accidents involving underage drivers were recorded between January and June.

Brigadier Khalifa Mohammed Al Khaili, of the Directorate of Traffic and Patrols in the Central Operations sector, highlighted the potentially tragic consequences when parents allow their children to drive without a license.

He said the absence of family supervision and giving underage children permission to drive posed a serious traffic hazard - and posed a huge risk of serious and fatal traffic accidents.